Thats a German 98K rifle cleaning kit. 

What's in the tobacco tin?

What are the first 3 letters on that arm band? I think he was in a Corps level reconnaissance unit.  

Lots of helpful folks on the forum. Please take better pictures of the patches, collar brass and ribbons. You’ll get your answers.

Just found this, very interesting and helpful, thank you for sharing all this. The plates would change again into 1950 and so forth to the 1970s where for us on Okinawa 71 to 76 where my father's plate was in kanji and with a code to denote his facility area (where his office of supply was located) of Machinato and further south our housing area of Machinato (both the base and housing were built up upon the the former Imperial Army air field of Machinato). These plates like those of the 1950s had an "E" for Exempt denoting that they were the private vehicles of military personnel. The process of going to the office of the Provost Marshall continued into the 70s where my Father, each year had to go to the office of to get his new plates for each successive year, for us this was south of the city Naha, where in the port of, was the office of the Provost Marshall where my Father had to apply for, pay a nominal fee and was handed a pair of new plates for the new year to place upon his car our car and in this case was a Dodge Dart:) Back to the old plates of 1948 and until the mid 50s, each year the color of the plate changed to visually denote the year the plate was good for. 1949 was the first year the number of the year was included onto (embossed) the plate in the lower right hand corner. Thus 1948 was the last year that no year date or stamp was made upon the occupation plates.

I think WIA too.   Kurt

What a brave young man. Great acquisition, and thank you for sharing!   Fred

My friend found his grandfather's uniform and has been trying to figure out his grandfather's service history, I was told his grandfather didn't talk about the war, but we know he was in the 13th corps but has a 4th tank battalion crest and as far as I know the 4th tank battalion never was assigned to the 13th corps, and he's also been trying to figure out why he has a calvary collar pin, I'm just posting for more information on anything, his name was Francis R Tracy and served from 44 to 46

I like it!  Thanks for posting.     Wharf